N ennolina A nt oniet t a M eo Her Life Antoinetta (nicknamed Nennolina), a young girl in love with Jesus and Mary, lived in Rome during the 1930's. Born on December 15, 1930, she was baptized on the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Her parish church was "Holy Cross in Jerusalem" and her grade school was taught by nuns devoted to the Sacred Heart. She was a model not only of tender affection but also great courage and compassion. She suffered terribly but patiently with cancer from the age of five, lost a leg by amputation, and passed away before her seventh birthday. Her cause for beatification being pursued in Rome. Her Works She began to express her inspirations with little ‘love letters’ to Jesus when only 5 and a half years old, at first dictating to her mother and later putting pen to paper herself. She authored many letters over a period of a few months, sometimes several in one day. They are beautiful and inspirational in their warm and affectionate expression of the love of an innocent and pure child’s heart. 15/09/1936 Letter No. 1 Dear Jesus, today I'm going walking and I'm going to my nuns and I will tell them that I want to make First Communion at Christmas... Jesus, come soon into my heart, that I will hold you very very tight and I will kiss you! Oh Jesus, I want you to remain always in my heart. A greeting and a kiss from your Antoinetta 18/09/1936 Letter No. 2 Loving Jesus I give you my heart. Jesus give me souls!...Jesus You are good...Jesus welcome your child. Kiss her loving Jesus. 18/09/1936 Letter No. 3 Madonnina You are good. Descend upon us and bless us. Take my heart and bring it to Jesus. Oh Madonnina, You are the star of our heart. Antoinetta Letters of Antonietta Meo p.1 18/09/1936 Letter No. 4 Oh Jesus You are good!...Oh loving Jesus!...Your child sends you a kiss. To You oh loving Jesus! Nennolina 21/09/1936 Letter No. 5 Dear Jesus, my love for you is all. Jesus save your child from any danger. Give me souls...I give you my heart. Madonnina a greeting to You I send You. Oh Madonnina Madonnina You are good. In life there is need: 1st Be good; 2nd Obey; 3rd Become a saint to go in paradise. Antonietta 22/09/1936 Letter No. 6 Oh child Jesus! I wish you so well!...Today I really made bit of a fuss but forgive me...I do not want to do it again. Kisses from your Antonietta 22/09/1936 Letter No. 7 Oh Jesus you are good. Oh loving Jesus your child sends you a kiss to You oh loving Jesus. 23/09/1936 Letter No. 8 Dear child Jesus Child Jesus do me these two graces, the first to make me become good; the second to make me walk well. Oh child Jesus help my parents, protect them, protect my dear sister. Oh child Jesus help all the good and bad. Oh child Jesus!...I kiss you and can't wait to receive you in my heart -- I am waiting for you for so long!...Jesus come soon into my heart. Child Jesus bless all!...Save them... Child Jesus give me souls. Child Jesus I thank you for this grace that you did for me that the Mother General is happy that I make first Communion. Child Jesus!...Bless the Mother General and all the sisters...and all the sisters in this world...bless the priests... Child Jesus bless the poor missionaries. Bless the poor pagan children...child Jesus bless all the world. Thanks and kisses from your Antonietta Letters of Antonietta Meo p.2 26/09/1936 Letter No. 9 Dear child Jesus You are Holy. You are good help me do me this favor give me back my leg give me souls loving Jesus don't leave again from my heart be always with me Dear child Jesus You are holy!...You are good!...Help me do me this favor give me back my leg if you want. If you don't want, Fiat voluntas tua. Jesus give me souls...loving Jesus...don't leave again from my heart stay always with me. 27/09/1936 Letter No. 10 Dear child Mary help me protect me pray for me to Jesus that He make me become good Holy Madonnina O Mary You are Holy. 28/09/1936 Letter No. 11 To mom, Mom sweet love be on the rose mom you are love. Mom a greeting to you mom O sweet love a greeting to you heart mom the flower kisses you light you are o sweet love mom you keep your children well that greet you so much mom you are good O how good you are O mom sweet love the rose just kisses you. 28/09/1936 Letter No. 12 Dear Daddy So many best wishes from your Nennolina. O loving Daddy I kiss you and your child greets your heart Daddy you are good and wish your Nennolina very well who will pray always for you and will tell Jesus to give you health and make you go to Paradise but first that He give you still many years of life these are the best wishes from your Nennolina. Letters of Antonietta Meo p.3 28/09/1936 Letter No. 13 Dad Dad o sweet love a greeting to you a kiss to the heart I kiss you all o sweet love you are the dad of your children you are good you are love o dad the rose that you take in hand that is most fragrant. 28/09/1936 Letter No. 14 to Margherita Margherita you are good come with me O dear dear sister a kiss to your heart A greeting to your soul. 28/09/1936 Letter No. 15 To the Madonnina Madonnina you are good descend upon us and bless us take my heart take it to Jesus Oh! Madonnina you are the star of our heart. 28/09/1936 Letter No. 16 To Jesus Loving Jesus I give you my heart Jesus give me souls!... Jesus you are good!... Jesus welcome your child kiss her o loving Jesus. Letters of Antonietta Meo p.4 03/10/1936 Letter No. 17 Dear child Jesus Oh child Jesus forgive me if I said my prayers badly, You are so good! Bless me and bless also my dad my mom my dear sister bless also my grandparents uncles and aunts and also Caterina. Child Jesus protect my dad my mom and my dear sister and give them good health child Jesus make me sleep well. Child Jesus forgive me all the sins that I have done child Jesus give good health to all and bless the priests the little pagans and make yourself known by all those evil ones who do not wish you well. Child Jesus I greet you and I kiss you with all my heart...Child Jesus give me souls!... Good night Jesus, good night Madonnina. So many kisses from your Antoinetta 03/10/1936 Letter No. 18 Dear Jesus I ask your pardon for all the sins that I have done today. Dear child Jesus I wish you very well and today I have done everything possible to make you happy Oh child Jesus bless all the world the priests the little pagans, bless my parents. Many kisses from you Antonietta. 04/10/1936 Letter No. 19 Dear Madonnina You who are so good help us protect us save us... You too Jesus! Madonnina help me to be good to make a good and holy Communion. Madonnina bless us, save my dad save my Mom, save all the good and bad...help my dad protect all the world. Madonnina protect my dear sister whom I wish very well. Dear Madonnina pray to Jesus that he make me become good, bless all the nuns the priests the missionaries and the little pagans many kisses from your Antonietta. 04/10/1936 Letter No. 20 Dear St.Therese I wish you so well and so pray to your Jesus that He make me good...many kisses from Your Antonietta 04/10/1936 Letter No. 21 Dear Jesus, I wish you so well, Oh Jesus!...You Who are so good help me and forgive me the sins that I have done many kisses from your Antonietta Letters of Antonietta Meo p.5 05/10/1936 Letter No. 22 Dear Jesus!...Every day is dedicated to You and to your Mommy I always come to find you in Church and greet You, your Mommy and the good Saints. Oh dear Jesus!...Give me souls, make them become good!... Make many souls become good!... Oh child Jesus! You Who are so good forgive also me and all children!...And also make yourself known by pagan children. Loving child Jesus I want to be always good so that You make souls become good, but make many become good. O child Jesus I have been waiting for you for so long in my heart!...I can't wait for it to be Christmas. It is true that Christmas is the most beautiful day!...It is beautiful because I want to receive you into my heart... Many kisses and greetings from your Antoinetta for You and for Your Mommy. 08/10/1936 Letter No. 23 Dear Child Jesus, I want to repent from what I did.